On Broadway
Georgie went off early to meet her friend Laura in Briarcliff Manor and I had a pretty unsatisfactory quesadilla in the hotel lobby. She returned at 10am and we went off to Hooker Lane to meet Shane and Peter. We were early. Shane had gone out for croissants and Peter was in the shower so we cooled our heels on the new porch for ten minutes.
Shane and Peter were lovely and we had a long chat before looking around the house. The house was both changed and very familiar. Shane helped us recreate a photo from forty years ago.
We drove on down to Manhattan via the Throg’s Neck bridge to get a glimpse of Cryder House – our first home in New York.
We made another detour so we could arrive “Feeling’ Groovy’ via the 59th Street Bridge, but our arrival at The Knickerbocker Hotel was marred by the fact that hotel parking was a block away walking – but many blocks by car. Here are the directions from Knickerbocker to City Parking:
- Drive East down 42nd Street to 3rd Avenue.
- Turn Left on 3rd Avenue.
- Drive North to 47th Street.
- Turn Left on 47th Street.
- Head West on 47th Street to 5th Avenue.
- Turn Left on 5th Avenue.
- Drive South to 43th Street.
- Turn Right on 43th Street.
- Garage entrance will be on Left side of street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
Eventually we made it to the hotel. Our rooms weren’t ready so we went across the street to The Counter: A Cheeseburger for Georgie and a BLT for me. We felt much better.
After a rest we headed out to meet Jinny and go up Father Duffy Square for the ‘Dance The World’ performance. Lots of waiting round but it was worth it in the end.
